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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: output of enumeration types
Date: 19 Apr 2005 11:05:49 -0500
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In article <mailman.48.1113910014.24457.comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org>, Marius Amado Alves <amado.alves@netcabo.pt> writes:

> "Digit" does not necessarily convey position. It is a notion, not some 
> engineering standard. It is OK to call 'X', 'I', "Roman digits." 
> However the canonical name is "characters," I think.

But "E" is a roman "character".